Nagpur, Sep 11 (PTI) Naxals killed one of their former
colleagues and shot and wounded another in eastern
Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, police said.

Kishore alias Madhukar Mattami (32) and Ashok alias
Nangsu Holi (30) were attacked at Gilanguda village in the
district on Tuesday.

While Mattami, who had surrendered before police six
years ago, died, Holi was injured in the attack.

Both had settled down in Gadchiroli city after leaving
the Maoists.

According to the police, on Monday the two visited
their villages in the district. The next day, when they were
returning here from Jharewada on a motorbike, naxals
intercepted them at Gilanguda and shot them.

Holi, though injured, managed to reach a police help
centre at Gatta. He was flown to Gadchiroli in a helicopter
and was undergoing treatment, the police said.